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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2226917, member: 56859&quot;]Let&#039;s group <b>I</b>, <b>J</b>, and <b>K</b> together today since there aren&#039;t likely to be many (or any!) for some letters.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>I</b> is for <b>I</b>bis:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1cbf1dd62b47472ba2c69dd33fb49628.jpg_srb_p_1000_512_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>HADRIAN</b></p><p>AR Denarius.&nbsp; 18 mm, 2.95 gm.&nbsp; struck CE 134-138, Rome</p><p>Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right</p><p>Rev: AEGYPTOS; Aegyptos reclining left holding sistrum; <b>ibis</b> standing right at feet</p><p>Ref: RIC II 297</p><p><br /></p><p><b>K</b> is for the mythical <b>K</b>etos:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f46af3dcfcce4b6fb5247149709190bc.jpg_srb_p_850_432_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CARIA, Kindya</b></p><p>510-480 BCE</p><p>AR tetrobol, 2.18 gm, 11 mm, Samian standard</p><p>Obv: head of <b>ketos</b> right</p><p>Rev: geometric pattern within incuse square</p><p>Ref: Kagan and Kritt, &#039;The Coinage of Kindya,&#039; NC 1995, 1 var. (head left); SNG Keckman 920 var. (same); SNG Kayhan 815; &quot;Asyut Hoard&quot; 688</p><p><br /></p><p>There aren&#039;t many I, J, or K animals on ancient coins.&nbsp; I vote to include the Antigonos I Monophthalmos drachm of [USER=37707]@iamtiberius[/USER] -- the &quot;mouse&quot; sure looks like a <b>j</b>erboa <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Also for J... jackals appear on some Alexandrian coins which, sadly, I don&#039;t have.&nbsp; Anubis (jackal-headed god) also appears on some coins.&nbsp; Anyone??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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